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Item 1

 
A. The name of each person appearing to be the owner of
the property, as set forth in the report filed by the
holder;

 
B. The last known address or location of each person
appearing to be the owner of the property, if an address
or location is set forth in the report filed by the
holder;

 
C. A statement explaining that property of the owner is
presumed to be abandoned and has been taken into the
protective custody of the administrator; and

 
D. A statement that information about the property and
its return to the owner is available to a person having a
legal or beneficial interest in the property, upon request
to the administrator.

 
2. Publication not required. The administrator is not
required to advertise the name and address or location of an
owner of property having a total value less than $50 or
information concerning a traveler's check, money order or
similar instrument.

 
Sec. T-27. 33 MRSA §1963, as amended by PL 2001, c. 714, Pt. X,
§1, is further amended by repealing and replacing the headnote
to read:

 
§1963.__Public sale of unclaimed property

 
Sec. T-28. 33 MRSA §1964, as enacted by PL 1997, c. 508, Pt. A, §2
and affected by §3, is amended to read:

 
§1964. Deposit of funds

 
1. Deposit of funds; Unclaimed Property Fund; records. The
administrator shall promptly deposit in the Abandoned
Unclaimed Property Fund of this State all funds received under
this Act, including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned
unclaimed property under section 1963. The Abandoned
Unclaimed Property Fund is a permanent account and may not
lapse, but must be carried forward. The administrator shall
record the name and last known address of each person
appearing from the holders' reports to be entitled to the
property and the name and last known address of each insured
person or annuitant and beneficiary and with respect to each
policy or annuity listed in the report of an insurance
company, its number, the name of the company and the amount
due.

 
2. Authorized expenditures; transfer of funds. The
administrator may deduct:


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